Tag: DDoS Attack
THE big questions in security this week, starting with maybe the biggest: Why do so many people use “dragon” as their password? The answer actually says a lot about the psychology of passwords, and how those popular password lists are made in …
Distributed denial of service attacks targeting applications almost doubled in the last three months of 2017, according to Imperva Incapsula data Application layer distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks almost doubled in the last quarter of 2017, according to the latest threat …
In what may catch many by surprise, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are being used against companies, organizations, and individuals as an act of vengeance or revenge. No one is immune; documented victims have included non-profit organizations, community colleges, …
Distributed denial of service attacks, in which hackers use a targeted hose of junk traffic to overwhelm a service or take a server offline, have been a digital menace for decades. But in just the last 18 months, the public …
Attackers have seized on a relatively new method for executing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks of unprecedented disruptive power, using it to launch record-breaking DDoS assaults over the past week. Now evidence suggests this novel attack method is fueling digital shakedowns …
In May 2013 KrebsOnSecurity wrote about Ragebooter, a service that paying customers can use to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks capable of knocking individuals and Web sites offline. The owner of Ragebooter subsequently was convicted in 2016 of possessing …
Any business that is online is susceptible to denial of service attacks and should ensure it has the capability to mitigate such attacks, says an industry practitioner who explains how Any online business or application is vulnerable to distributed denial of …
Late last month, global distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection provider Cloudflare announced that it would no longer charge customers extra when they were under attack. The company claims to have nearly 10 million customers and a presence in 117 …
The digital assaults known as distributed denial of service attacks occur constantly, whether you notice them or not. Corporations, internet infrastructure companies, and other large targets like universities and government agencies experience them frequently, or in some cases constantly. The …
One of the first denial-of-service attacks to make headlines occurred on February 7, 2000. The Y2K bug was still fresh in the minds of many, and a 16-year-old attacker who went by the name Mafiaboy, launched one of the largest …
A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is when an attacker, or attackers, attempt to make it impossible for a service to be delivered. This can be achieved by thwarting access to virtually anything: servers, devices, services, networks, applications, and …
The FBI has issued an advisory to businesses over a recent string of DDoS extortion attempts. The perpetrators are claiming to be affiliated with Anonymous or Lizard Squad, and their demands threaten sustained attacks unless a Bitcoin payment is made. …
In a 24×365 connected world downtime or service slowdowns exact a high price in lost revenues and damaged reputation, but while there is a growing focus on cybersecurity and network resiliency, the failure or degradation of your gateway to the …
A hacking group is claiming responsibility for connectivity problems affecting Skype over the last two days. The Skype outage began on Monday 19 June at 19:01 GMT. There have been numerous complaints that people were unable to log in, receive …
US-Cert puts out an alert on DeltaCharlie, a distributed denial of service tool from North Korean hacker group Lazarus Reports across the internet have pointed the finger at a notorious North Korean hacking group for last month’s WannaCry distributed denial …
A new report proves the value of following the money in the fight against dodgy cybercrime services known as “booters” or “stressers” — virtual hired muscle that can be rented to knock nearly any website offline. Last fall, two 18-year-old Israeli men were …
The long, awkward silence is always the first sign that a previously over-confident hacker realizes he’s suddenly become the victim. It happens every time. The malicious hacker had been firing his “ion cannon” at my network address trying to overwhelm …
Similarities spotted between details of last week’s massive cyber-attack and code used by a prolific cybergang with links to North Korean government Two top security firms have found evidence linking the WannaCry ransomware to the prolific North Korean cybergang known …
Taking Back the Upper Hand from Attackers A NEUSTAR SECURITY SOLUTION EXCLUSIVE REPORT Global Businesses Fight to Turn the Tables on Attackers Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a huge problem threatening companies and organizations across the globe. Industry …
Despite the coincidental timing, the FCC is blaming a slow-down of its commenting system on a coordinated cyberattack, not comedian John Oliver. Oliver, who mans the desk on the HBO news-comedy show “Last Week Tonight,” urged his viewers Sunday evening …
